[私たちのがん治療はどれくらい持続可能ですか?]

Femke A Van der Zant¹, Schelto Kruijff¹, Johanna W M Aarts²

¹Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Chirurgische Oncologie, Groningen.

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

|September 4, 2025

まとめ

腫瘍学は患者のケアと環境の持続可能性のバランスをとるという課題に直面しています社会的影響評価,患者への関与,専門的な基準,投与量削減を通じて炭素排出量を減らすためのロードマップが提案されています.

科学分野:

環境科学
腫瘍学
持続可能な医療

背景:

腫瘍学における患者の需要の増加は医療資源に負担をかけています
気候変動は緊急の脅威であり持続可能な保健医療が必要となります
治療法や医薬品によって引き起こされる腫瘍学における炭素排出量は大きいのです

研究の目的:

腫瘍学における現在の課題を批判的に検討する.
患者のケアと環境への責任のバランスをとる持続可能な医療制度を提唱する
腫瘍治療の環境への影響を減らすためのロードマップを提案する.

主な方法:

腫瘍学的ケアが社会に与える影響を評価する
患者の価値観や治療目標について話し合うこと
持続可能性を腫瘍学者の専門基準に組み込むこと
癌治療の投与量削減戦略の実施

主要な成果:

侵襲的で寿命を延ばすような治療法を追求することはアクセシビリティと持続可能性と衝突する可能性があります
腫瘍学における環境への影響を軽減するための4段階のロードマップが提案されています.
提案された戦略は,腫瘍学と持続可能な医療目標の調和を目指しています.

結論:

持続可能な腫瘍学では先進的な治療法と環境管理のバランスをとる必要があります
患者の価値観と社会的影響評価を統合することは責任あるがん治療に不可欠です
提案されたロードマップは,将来の世代に環境に配慮した,アクセシブルな腫瘍学を実現するための枠組みを提供します.

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